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Bullwinkle

Boulder climber

Apr 13, 2018 - 09:15am PT

Very sad news,please email me I can help with next of kin. deanfidelman gmail.com

G_Gnome

Trad climber

Cali

Apr 13, 2018 - 09:21am PT

That is sad. I always really liked Peter, he was so enthusiastic. Another one of us is gone.

Tarbuster

climber

right here, right now

Apr 13, 2018 - 09:53am PT

Damn, another of us with a good heart now has none, having lost it to the ethers, but we'll be sure to collect it and keep it for him.
Vaya con Dios, Peater.

looking sketchy there...

Social climber

Lassitude 33

Apr 13, 2018 - 10:57am PT

Can't help with family contacts (but do email dean).

This is sad news. Peter was always a very kind soul and very low profile, but a big part of the So Cal scene in the 1970s. He worked many years for Mike Graham in his sewing business in Ventura. Always enjoyed my interactions with Peter. It was nice to see him post up on this thread more recently.

Largo

Sport climber

The Big Wide Open Face

Apr 13, 2018 - 11:51am PT

Very sorry about Peter, very much part of the crew back in the 70s So Cal climbing scene. Mike Graham and/or Dean F. can probably direct someone to Peter's kinfolk.

paul roehl

Boulder climber

california

Apr 13, 2018 - 12:00pm PT

Really sorry to hear this. Peter was one really nice guy and an incredibly strong climber. I can only think of him as young and strong powering through moves out at Stony. Very, very sorry to hear.

Jamesthomsen

Social climber

Mammoth Lakes, California

Apr 16, 2018 - 04:53pm PT

RIP Peater.

We got to know each other at Stoney in the early 1970s and then he came to work with us at Wilderness Experience. His passion, other than climbing, was to find ways to make products better. We shared a lot of time together at work and climbing. We used to have races to see who could assemble packs faster...Peater always won.

One of the worlds nicest people.

Last row, left. With his signature hair and headband. 1974/1975

Off White

climber

Tenino, WA

Apr 16, 2018 - 06:44pm PT

Ah, when I just now started reading this thread from the start, looking at the dates, I had a feeling it might take a sad turn. I don't think we met, but we occupied some of the same spaces around the same time, sad to read of his loss; his joy and wonder at finding all ya'll again was abundantly evident in this thread.

Coreshot

Trad climber

Bozeman, MT

Apr 17, 2018 - 09:33am PT

Peater's long-time friend, Jessica (Jess) Larrabee has agreed to arrange for his remains to be cremated and will plan a memorial for later in the summer. The cremation is expected to cost around $900.

I am appealing to all who knew Peater to kick in a few bucks to help cover this cost. Here is a link to the GoFundMe page:

https://www.gofundme.com/peater-wilkening-memorial

Coreshot

Trad climber

Bozeman, MT

Apr 18, 2018 - 10:51am PT

All,

The support for the Peater Wilkening Memorial GoFundMe has been fantastic, and we have raised money in excess of our expectations. I am thinking I will take the page down, unless anyone disagrees. Thank you to everyone who contributed. It is a really great show of support for Peater, and a testament to the community.

Next step will be for me to get the money to Jess. She is working with the medical examiner's office and the crematory to arrange everything for Peater.

illusion dweller

Trad climber

Colorado

Apr 26, 2018 - 09:55pm PT

Greetings and thank you so much to everyone who donated to the GoFundMe campaign that Coreshot created for Peater. It is a testament to how many of us loved him. We can only hope that he knew this as now we have only memories in lieu of his physical presence.

I wanted you all to know that Peater has been cremated and I should have him with me in the next couple of days. I will keep him at my home in Colorado until August, when I am planning a memorial to honor his memory, most likely in Tuolumne. I will let everyone know the exact date when I have one. I will be using the excess funds donated to purchase some libations & food for the event, as well as a few photo enlargements. I am also considering, at the suggestion of Coreshot, making a donation in Peater's name to the Access Fund unless anyone objects. I think Peater would have approved.

I am also creating an email list of everyone who is interested in attending so I can make sure you all are updated with the details as they develop. Please email me if you would like to be added to this list. jessperrlarr@gmail.com.

Thank you all again for such overwhelming support in record time. Peater would've been blown away.

P.S. Just for clarification, I am not a regular visitor to SuperTopo and due to this was not aware that apparently there was another "Illusion Dweller" in the past who was less then well received. eKat informed me that I should change my "handle" because of this but I was unable to edit my information. I just want to make sure that everyone knows I am not THAT Illusion Dweller :)

guyman

Social climber

Moorpark, CA.

Apr 27, 2018 - 08:46am PT

Thanks for doing this.

Coreshot

Trad climber

Bozeman, MT

May 16, 2018 - 08:08am PT

All,
I thought you would like to see that Black Diamond has commemorated the R&D Sew Lab at the SLC headquarters (a room where Peater spent a lot of time tinkering with ideas for harnesses and tents) as the "Peater Wilkening Sew Lab" in his honor. Check it out! Permanently etched in glass!